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Introduction
Why Virtualization Is Important
VMware’s Education Programs, Value Proposition & Benefits
VMware IT Academy Program, Offerings & Eligibility
Program Costs
Program Success Metrics
Support
Questions
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Why Virtualization Is Important & The VMware IT Academy
Current Economy
Reduces Capital Expenses
Reduces Operational Expenses
Promotes Green IT
Enables “Cloud” Computing
Demand for VMware Certified Professionals
Over 1,500 schools and 10,000 students are using the eLearning part of
the IT Academy
Over 400 schools are participating in the Instructor Led part of the IT
Academy program and over 3,000 students have been trained and are
candidates to become a VMware Certified Professional
Why Virtualization Is Important Part Two
Source: http://virtualizationreview.com/features/print.aspx?editorialsid=2604
Virtualization: Transformational Change in IT
Virtualization…
Decouples software from
underlying hardware
Encapsulates Operating
Systems and applications
into “Virtual Machines”
A Virtual Machine
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Virtual Infrastructure: Ten Years in the Making
X
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Strategic Computing Architecture
VMware Infrastructure
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New Software Platform Required
Existing Future
App Loads App Loads
Virtual Datacenter
Operating System
An Elastic, Self-managing,
Self-healing SW Substrate
Hardware Pool
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Evolving to Virtual Datacenter OS
Application
vServices Availability Security Scalability
Virtual Datacenter
Operating System
Infrastructure
vServices vCompute vStorage vNetwork
Datacenter
Infrastructure
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Evolving to Virtual Datacenter OS
Management
vServices
Datacenter
Infrastructure
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Evolving to Virtual Datacenter OS
Management
vServices
Datacenter Off-Premise
Infrastructure Cloud
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Who is Using Virtualization?
Study by SMB supplier SpiceWorks: 100,000 companies in over 100 countries
http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/04/whos-using-virtualization-info.php
By Klint Finley / April 1, 2011 10:00 AM
VMware Global Education & Research Programs
VMware Labs
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Value Proposition & Goals
Value Proposition
Schools – Use of Industry Leading Intellectual Property
Students – Affordable Access To Training & Professional Certification
VMware – Proliferation Of Virtualization Competencies
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VMware IT Academy Program – two levels
Low start up
costs / resources
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VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings
Infrastructure Virtualization
VMware vSphere Fundamentals 4.1
VMware vSphere: What's New in vSphere 4
VMware ESXi: Administration
Transition to ESXi Essentials
Virtualization Management
VMware vCenter CapacityIQ Fundamentals
VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals
VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 Fundamentals
VMware vCenter Chargeback Fundamentals
VMware vCenter AppSpeed Fundamentals
VMware Capacity Planner 2.7
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VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings
Security
VMware vShield App Fundamentals
VMware vShield Edge Fundamentals
Business Continuity
Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 4.1 Fundamentals
DRBC Design - Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
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VMware IT Academy eLearning Offerings
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VMware IT Academy Instructor Led Offerings
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Spring Source Instructor Led Offerings
Core Spring v3
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Eligibility for VMware IT Academy Program
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Program Costs
Note: eLearning courses do not satisfy the prerequisite for the VMware
VCP Certification.
The cost of printing, shipping and taxes will vary by region as will the cost
of certification test delivery.
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VMware IT Academy - Support
Administrative Support:
Program Manager
Operations
myLearn LMS for Class, Student, Certification Vouchers & Evaluations
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VMware IT Academy Program Success Metrics
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NETLAB+ Concept
NETLAB+ Location
Multiple NETLAB+ Location/City
Network Development Group Inc.
Cisco Networking Academy
CCNP
CCNA Security
CCNA Exploration 2
CCNA Exploration 3
CCNA Exploration 4
CCNA Discovery 2
CCNA Discovery 3
CCNA Discovery 4
Official Cert
Guide
VMware IT Academy - ICM
Network Development Group Inc. © 2009 VMware Inc. All rights reserved
EMC – Feasibility Study
Additional Information
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Additional Information - Agenda
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Server, Storage & Network Infrastructure
Server Requirements:
• A VMware certified x86 (Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron) based 64bit server with 2GB RAM or more (4 or 8
GB recommeded), 36GB local disk storage (72GB or more recommended) & DVD ROM & access to
Keyboard, mouse & monitor capabilities (see http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_systems_guide.pdf &
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_io_guide.pdf )
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Server, Storage & Network Infrastructure
Storage Requirements:
• 1 x shared NAS device listed on the VMware SAN compatibility guide (see
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_san_guide.pdf) or use of a customised NFS server
• 1 x Fibre Channel switch & Storage Area Network (on VMware certified device list – see
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_san_guide.pdf) . This array must be capable of having a minimum of 3
dedicated LUNs (10GB each) for each server & 2 shared LUNs 100GB each for use by all servers.
• Sufficient Fibre Channel switches to connect the servers to the storage array.
Server, Storage & Network Infrastructure
Network Requirements:
• All student & server networking components should be 1 Gbps network connected and appropriate
network isolation should be in place (i.e. ESX server management & training network separated from
academy production network)
• NAS / IP Storage device should be connected to the ESX server management network
• Static IP address allocation scheme for specific components (4 per server recommended) & DHCP
addressing capabilities to cater for up to 10 IP addresses per physical ESX host for virtual machines
created during the class exercises)
• Sufficient hardware (virtual or physical) to run a Windows 2003 Virtual Machine per ESX server within the
classroom environment. VMware recommends these Virtual Center servers be run as VMs on top of a
common ESX host within the training environment.
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Server, Storage & Network Infrastructure
• Standard x86 PCs with Intel or AMD processors (500 Mhz or better recommended) capable of running
Windows XP Pro or Windows Server 2003 with 512MB RAM or more recommended) with keyboard,
mouse & monitor. Computers must be capable of running VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client (with .NET
framework 1.1 or higher installed).
• Computers should be setup in as standard a manner as possible and allow access to external websites
for students and instructors.
• Access to training environment can be provided by remote capability. For this VMware recommends use
of VMware’s secure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure capability through VMware View 3 capability.
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Example ILT Infrastructure Requirements - Diagram
Academy Members are responsible for design and build of their own training
environments and ensuring proper capabilities according to VAP agreement
Example Only:
This diagram is a pictorial example of
the infrastructure setup required to run
the ILT courses. Please refer to the
detailed specifications and
configurations found in VMware
Academy Program agreement.
Example Only: For a class of 16
concurrent students, minimum
recommendations are for:
8 – student ESX hosts
1 - infrastructure ESX host
1 – FC shared SAN
1 – NAS shared storage
Appropriate network switches &
connectivity
16 – student classroom computers
1 – instructor classroom computer
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Virtual Labs via NETLAB+ from NDG
http://www.netdevgroup.com/solutions/vmware.html
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VMware IT Academy Instructor Requirements
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World’s Largest Test Center Network
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